2005 College Football All-America Team
Official list of the best college football players of 2005 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The 2005 College Football All-America Team is composed of the following All-American Teams: Associated Press, Football Writers Association of America, American Football Coaches Association, Walter Camp Foundation, The Sporting News, Sports Illustrated, Pro Football Weekly, ESPN, CBS Sports, College Football News, and Rivals.com.
The College Football All-America Team is an honor given annually to the best American college football players at their respective positions. The original usage of the term All-America seems to have been to such a list selected by football pioneer Walter Camp in the 1890s. The NCAA officially recognizes All-Americans selected by the AP, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, and the WCFF to determine Consensus All-Americans.
Eighteen players were recognized as consensus All-Americans for 2005, 12 of them unanimously. Unanimous selections are followed by an asterisk (*)
Name | Position | Year | University |
---|---|---|---|
Vince Young | Quarterback | Junior | Texas |
Reggie Bush* | Running back | Junior | USC |
Jerome Harrison | Senior | Washington State | |
Dwayne Jarrett* | Wide receiver | Sophomore | USC |
Jeff Samardzija | Junior | Notre Dame | |
Marcedes Lewis | Tight end | Senior | UCLA |
Greg Eslinger* | Center | Senior | Minnesota |
Max Jean-Gilles | Offensive line | Senior | Georgia |
Marcus McNeill | Senior | Auburn | |
Jonathan Scott* | Senior | Texas | |
Deuce Lutui | Senior | USC | |
Elvis Dumervil* | Defensive line | Senior | Louisville |
Tamba Hali* | Senior | Penn State | |
Haloti Ngata | Senior | Oregon | |
Rodrique Wright | Senior | Texas | |
A. J. Hawk* | Linebacker | Senior | Ohio State |
Demeco Ryans* | Senior | Alabama | |
Paul Posluszny | Senior | Penn State | |
Jimmy Williams* | Defensive back | Senior | Virginia Tech |
Michael Huff* | Senior | Texas | |
Greg Blue | Senior | Georgia | |
Tye Hill | Senior | Clemson | |
Mason Crosby | Kicker | Junior | Colorado |
Ryan Plackemeier* | Punter | Senior | Wake Forest |
Maurice Drew* | Return specialist | Junior | UCLA |